Garbage can stand



Oct. 10, 1961 A. K. SHAW 3,003,728

GARBAGE CAN STAND Filed June 23, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

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GARBAGE CAN STAND Filed June 25, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F l g 4 INVENTOR.mew/0e k. SH-4W 4rrotysys United States Patent 3,003,728 GARBAGE CANSTAND .Arthur K. Shaw, 301 Nathan Drive, Wynne, Ark. filed June 23,1959, Ser. No. 822,252

Claims. (Cl. 248-154) This invention relates to a novel garbage canstand.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a stand of this kindwhich is anchored in the ground by its own legged base, in anon-tippable condition, and which has positive locking lever means forholding the cover of a garbage can in place on the can, and which at thesame time serves to positively hold the can seated on a support which ispart of the stand, so that a garbage can mounted on the stand cannot beturned over by animals, children, or strong winds, or the cover thereofdislodged, to spill garbage on the ground and/or expose the contents ofthe can to the weather and give olr' odors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a can stand of thecharacter indicated above wherein a garbage can is positively supportedin spaced relation above the ground, so as to preclude corrosion andrusting of the can which would otherwise result from contact of the canwith the ground.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stand of the characterindicated above which is uncomplex in construction, and is composed of asmall number of simple and easily assembled parts, and which can be madein rugged and serviceable forms at relatively low cost.

Other important objects and advantageous features of the invention willbe apparent from the following description and the accompanyingdrawings, wherein, for purposes of illustration only, a specific form ofthe invention is set forth in detail.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a stand of the invention, on which agarbage can, partly in phantom lines, is mounted and locked in place;

FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of FIGURE 1, showing the legs of the baseanchored in the ground;

FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2, portions being shown in verticalsection, showing the locking lever assembly in released or retractedposition;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the locking lever assembly;

FIGURE 5 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 5-5 ofFIGURE 4; and

FIGURE 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 66 of FIGURE 4.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like numorals designatelike parts throughout the several views, the illustrated stand,generally designated 10, comprises an open, horizontal base 12,preferably of triangular form, having secured within its corners, asindicated at 14, straight round bar legs 16, which depend below the base12, to be pressed into the ground G, so as preferably to rest the base12 on the ground surfaces.

The base 12 is preferably of isosceles triangular shape, and securedupon the side bars 18 of the base, at the apex, corner of the base, asindicated at 20, is a flat plate 22 which extends across the frame andconstitutes the foot of a perpendicular tubular stand 24, which is fixedat its lower end to the plate, as indicated at 26.

Fixed, as indicated at 28, to the side of the standard 24 facing thebase side bar 30 of the base 12, at a level above the base 12, andprojecting toward the base bar 30, is a lower horizontal bracket arm 32,whose outer end is fixed radially to the middle of a horizontal garbagecan platform 34, which comprises a semi-circular bar 36 and adiametrical cross bar 38. The cross bar 38 is suitably fixed at its endsto the underside of the semicircular bar 36 at the ends thereof. Theplatform 34 is of a diameter to snugly seat within the semi-circular bar36, the cylindrical lower end 40 of a garbage can 42, wtih the bottom 44of the can resting upon the cross bar 38.

At a distance above the platform 34 about two-thirds of the height ofthe garbage can 42, there is fixed, as indicated at 46, to the side ofthe standard 24, an upper horizontal bracket arm 48, which is shorterthan the lower bracket arm 32, and is vertically aligned therewith.

Secured for rotary adjustment on the upper side of the upper bracket arm48, by means of a bolt 50 extending therethrough, is the foot 52 of anupstanding L-shaped holder 54, having an upright 56 to retainably engageupwardly through a bail handle 58 on the side of the garbage can 42 at apoint below the upper end of the can.

Telescoped on the upper end of the standard 24, above the can holder 54,is a vertically adjustable tubular head 60 which has vertically spacedset screw 62 threaded through its side wall to engage the standard andretain adjusted positions of the head 60 thereon. The head 60constitutes the supporting component of a locking lever'asscmbly 64.

' The assembly 64 comprises, as shown in FIGURES 4 to 6, an upstandingsegmental locking plate 66 which has an arcuate upper edge 68, astraight horizontal lower 70 is suitably fixed, as indicated at 74, uponthe closed upper end 76 of the head 60, and extends diametricallythereacross and reaches inwardly or forwardly beyond the standard 24.Centered with respect to the arcuate edge 68, a headed pivot 78extends-through the plate 66 and has pivoted thereon, at one side of theplate, the inward end of an elongated flat bar main lever 80, longenough to reach beyond the vertical center of the garbage can 42. Fixeddiametrically, as indicated at 82, to the lower edge of the main lever80 at its inner or forward end, is a garbage can cover handle embracingring 84, to bear downwardly upon the center of the cover 86 of thegarbage can when in place on the upper end of the can, the head 60having been adjusted on the standard 24, so that the ring 84 engages thecover 86 with the lever 80 in a horizontal position and at rightanglesto the standard. 7

The assembly 64 further comprises a sliding detent 88 which, as seen inFIGURE 5, is T-shaped and has a cross head 90 bearing against the sideof the main lever 8%) remote from the locking plate 66, and a horizontalstandard portion 92 which extends laterally inwardly from the cross headand slides back and forth and loosely in a closed'horizontallongitudinal slot 94 provided in the main lever 80. The slot 94 reachesinwardly beyond and outwardly beyond the arcuate edge 68 of the lockingplate 66, as seen in FIGURES 4 and 6, and horizontally aligned with theinward end portion of the closed slot 94 is an open slot 96, formed inthe lower end of thearcuate edge 68, so that, at times the standardportion 94 of the detent 88 can engage in the open slot 96, so as toprevent the main lever 80 from being swung upwardly out of its depressedhorizontal garbage can retaining position, shown in FIGURE 4, to anelevated released and disengaged position, as shown in FIGURE 3. Thedetent 88 is held in place in the closed slot 94 by a longitudinallyelongated retainer bale 98 which is fixed at its ends to the lever 80 atrelated ends of the slot 94 and bears against the laterally outward sideof the detent crosshead 90, as seen in FIGURE 6.

The detent 88 is operated in the slot 94 and 96 by means of a link andlever assembly 100, which oomprises a vertical toggle lever 102, whichis located at the same side of the main lever 80 as the detent crosshead90, and is pivoted, over-center, at its upper end to the main lever 80,as by a headed pin 104. :A longitudinally elongated link 106 is fixedatone end to thetcrosshead fit}, at 107, and is pivoted, asindicated-a108, at its other end to the lower end of the toggle lever102; Fixedon the upper end of the toggle lever 102, above the pivot pin104 is the inner end of a generally horizontal operatingl lever 110,which has a loop handle 112 on its other or outer end, the lever 110extends diametrically across the top of the ring 84 and is bent at anintermediate point, as indicated at 114, to dispose the outer part ofthe'lever 1:10, and-the handle 112 at an upward angle, and to extendbeyond the outer side of-the ring 84, as seen in FIGURE 4, in thelocked, over-center position of the operating lever 110. As alsoseen inFIGURE 4, the main lever 80 is stopped and held in its horizontalposition, by a stop lug or bar1'16, which is fixed, as indicated at 118,to the arcuate edge 68 of the lockingplate 66 at the lower end thereof.The stop bar 116 also serves to prevent the main lever 80 from fallingto an unwanted depressed position, while the garbage can 42 is ofi thestand.

a In operation, the detent 88 is moved inwardly along the slot 94 andinto detent relation with the slot 96 when the operating lever 110 isdepressed from the elevated position, shown in FIGURE 3, to thedepressed position shown in FIGURE 4. The detent is held in the lockingplate slot 96 so as to look the main lever 110, in its depressed canholding position, by the over-center position which the toggle lever 112assumes, in the depressed position of the operating lever 110. a

As seen in FIGURE 2, when the locking lever assembly 64 is in lockingposition, the ring 84 surrounds the upstanding bail handle 120 on thecenter of the garbage can cover 86, so as to preclude anysidewiseshifting of the cover 86 which might loosen the cover from thecan, .andthe portion 122 of the main lever 80 within the ring -84 bears upon thecover handle 120 so as to hold the .cover shown on the can 42, andthereby hold the'can seated in the platform 34, at the same time thatthe holder 54, engaged through a side handle 58 of the canprevents thecan from being shifted offthe platform ,34 through the gap in the outeror front side of the-semi-circular bar 36 of the platform.

To release and swing t e assembly 64 upwardly, so as to free the cover86 and thecan 42, to be removed from the can, and to be removed fromtheplatform ;34, respectively, all that is necessary is to pull up onthe handle 112 of the operating lever 110. The assemblyean. then beswung upwardly and inwardly until it is inan out-.ofthe-way position,wherein it is supported by engagement .of the standard portion 92 of thedetent 88 with an upstanding finger 124 on the outer end of the arcuateedge 68 ofthe locking Plate.

Although there has been shown and describedmherein a preferred form ofthe invention, it is to .be understood that the invention is notnecessarily confined thereto,and that any change or changes .in thestructure of and in the relativetarrangements of components thereofarecontemplated as being within the scope of the inventionas defined by theclaims appended hereto.

Whatis claimed is:

1. A ,standlfor a garbage can, comprising a ground engaging base, astandard, a horizontal platform .fixed on and extending laterally from.the standardv bracket fixed von the standard and spaced above saidplatform, a lateral garbage can side handle engaging holder mounted onsaid standard, and a locking lever assembly mounted on' said standard.above said holder, comprising a fixed locking element upstanding on saidstandard, a main lever having a rear end horizontally pivoted onsaidelement, saidmainllever having a forward end having a horizontalgarbage can cover handle embracing element thereg5 4 on, and a togglelink and lever assembly mounted on said main lever and engageable withsaid locking element for releasably locking said main lever in adepressed position with the embracing element bearing upon the cover ona garbage can seated on said platform, said locking element comprising asector plate having an arcuate upper edge facing said locking leverassembly, said main lever being engaged with aside of the locking plateand pivoted thereto at the center of said arcuate edge, said assemblycomprising a detent slidably mounted on said main lever to move towardand .away from the arcuate edge of the locking plate, said arcuateedgehaving an open locking slot therein, and said detent having anelement to engage in the looking slot, and operating means mounted onthe main lever formoving the detent into locking engagement withsaidslotfonly in the depressed can-engaging position of the main lever, saidoperating means comprising a link and lever assembly.

2. A stand for a garbage can, comprising a ground engaging base, astandard, a horizontal platform fixed on and extending laterally fromthe standard bracket fixed on the standard and spaced above saidplatform, a lateral garbage can side handleengaging holder mounted onsaid standard, and a lockingrlever assembly mounted on said standardabove said holder, comprising a fixed looking element upstanding on saidstandard, a main lever having a rear end horizontally pivoted on saidelement, said main lever having a forward end having a horizontalgarbage can cover handle embracing element thereon, and a toggle linkand lever assembly mounted on said main lever and engageable with saidlocking element for releasably locking said main lever in adepressedposition with the embracing element bearing upon the cover on agarbage can seated on said platform, said locking element comprising asector plate having an arcuate upper edge facing said locking leverassembly, said main lever being engaged with a side of the locking plateand pivoted thereto at the center of said arcuate edge, said assemblycomprising a detent slidably mounted on said main lever to move towardand away from the arcuate edge of the locking plate, said arcuate edgehaving an open locking slot therein, andtsaid detent having .anelement'to engage in thelOcking slot, and operating means mounted on themain lever for moving the detent into locking engagement with said slotonly in the depressed can-engaging position of the main lever, saidoperating means comprising a link and ,lever assembly having a togglelever pivoted oil-center on said main lever, a link secured at one endto the detent and pivoted at its other end to one end of the togglelever, and an operating rod fixedat one end on said one end of thetoggle lever, and having a handle on its other end, said operating rodbeing operable to a depressed position to engage and maintain saiddetent in the locking slot.

3. Astand fora garbage can, comprising a ground engaging base, astandard, a horizontal platform fixed on and extending laterally fromthe standard bracket fixed on the standard and spaced above; saidplatform, a lateral garbage can side handle engaging holder mounted onsaid standard, and a locking lever assembly mounted on said standardabove saidholder, comprising a fixed locking element upstanding on saidstandard, a main lever haviuga rear end horizontally pivoted on saidelement, said main lever having a forward end having a horizontalgarbage can cover handle embracing element thereon, and a toggle linkand lever assembly mounted on said main lever and engageable with saidlocking element for releasably locking said main lever in a depressedposition with the embracing element bearing upon the cover on a garbagecan seated onsaid platand exposing a forward end portion of the mainlever for hold-down engagement with the cover handle.

4. A stand for a garbage can, comprising a ground engaging base, astandard, a horizontal platform fixed on and extending laterally fromthe standard bracket fixed on the standard and spaced above saidplatform, a lateral garbage can side handle engaging holder mounted onsaid standard, and a locking lever assembly mounted on said standardabove said holder, comprising a fixed locking element upstanding on saidstandard, a main lever having a rear end horizontally pivoted on saidelement, said main lever having a forward end having a horizontalgarbage can cover handle embracing element thereon, and a toggle linkand lever assembly mounted on said main lever and engageable with saidlocking element for releasably locking said main lever in a depressedposition with the embracing element bearing upon the cover on a garbagecan seated on said platform, said platform comprising a semi-circularbar fixed at its middle to said lower bracket and extending forwardlyaway from the lower bracket and having a gap in its forward side, and across bar fixed to the underside of the semi-circular bar at the endsthereof, the semicircular bar and the cross bar defining a seat shorterthan the lower end of a garbage can into which the lower end of agarbage can is to be partially seated.

5. A stand for a garbage can, comprising a ground engaging base, astandard, a horizontal platform fixed on and extending laterally fromthe standard bracket fixed on the standard and spaced above saidplatform, a lateral garbage can side handle engaging holder mounted onsaid standard, and a locking lever assembly mounted on said standardabove said holder, comprising a fixed locking element upstanding on saidstandard, a main lever having a rear end horizontally pivoted on saidelement, said main lever having a forward end having a horizontalgarbage can cover handle embracing element thereon, and a toggle linkand lever assembly mounted on said main lever and engageable with saidlocking element for releasably locking said main lever in a depressedposition with the embracing element bearing upon the cover on a garbagecan seated on said platform, said base being an open triangular formhaving corners including an apex corner, means mounting said standard onsaid form at said apex corner, said legs being vertical rods secured attheir upper ends to said form at the corners thereof and extendingdownwardly therefrom.

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